Boomerang Justices -- Ouch! Edward Lazarus, Edward Lazarus, a lawyer in private practice, is the author of "Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court."

Shout It Out, Howard, We're Listening Jim Edmunson, Jim Edmunson is chairman of the Oregon Democratic Party. He is an attorney in private practice in Eugene, and he served four terms in the state Legislature. He can be reached at chair@dpo.org.

From Strip Show to Skid Row Diane Winston, Diane Winston, Knight professor of media and religion at USC, can be reached at dianewin@usc.edu.

When Mother's Milk Is Just Not Good Enough Charlotte Allen, Charlotte Allen is author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus." She co-edits the InkWell blog for the Independent Women's Forum.

BOOKS

Ray Bradbury's sunny terrors Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch, a contributing writer to the Book Review, is at work on a book about the origins of the biblical Book of Revelation and its role in American history and politics.

Living by wits and trusty blade Nicholas A. Basbanes, Nicholas A. Basbanes is the author of numerous books, including "A Gentle Madness," "A Splendor of Letters" and the forthcoming "Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World."

A glorious and terrible history Patricia Storace, Patricia Storace is the author of "Heredity," a book of poems, and "Dinner With Persephone," a travel memoir about Greece.

The Saudi royals and Al Qaeda Simon Henderson, Simon Henderson is a senior fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and author of its study "After King Fahd: Succession in Saudi Arabia."